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Patent EP-0610596-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BROWN PETER EDWARD
IPC: E05F3/12
Filed: 1993-12-27
Abstract: A door closing device comprises a piston (12) having at one end a seal (21) which seals the interface between the piston and a housing (10). The seal (21) also acts as a one-way valve and carries a pressure relief valve (37).
Patent EP-0598462-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BILOTTI FEDERICO
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 1993-10-18
Abstract: A surgical instrument for applying fasteners, especially for endoscopic purposes, comprises a handle, a shaft being attached to the handle, a driving means (48, 100) which is guided for longitudinal movement inside the shaft and which is coupled at its proximal end to an actuating member being accessible from the handle, a fastener magazine (54) for fasteners (78) which are straight before being applied, and a fastener tube (56) protruding from the fastener magazine (54), the distal end portion of the fastener tube (56) being curved. The fastener (86) to be applied is shifted from the fastener magazine (54) into the fastener tube (56) and pushed out of the distal end thereof by means of the driving means (48, 100). The fastener magazine (54) comprises a rotatable drum (64) which is biased by a spring (68). The fasteners (78) are arranged in the peripheral area of the drum (64), essentially parallel to the rotational axis.
Patent EP-0587322-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOANE IVAN G
IPC: B42D5/02
Filed: 1993-08-17
Abstract: Multiple part documents in which each part has common non-variable information and variable information are produced at high speed with a minimum amount of equipment. Utilizing either sequential press technology or large diameter plates, the multiple parts of the document are sequentially printed on a single web with the non-variable information. The variable information is sequentially printed on the same web in a procedure distinct from the printing (at 15) of the non-variable information, typically utilizing a single ion deposition printer (12, 13) for each face of the web. The parts are separated and intelligently gathered (at 16) and then the parts are sealed together (at 18) to form a document, along one edge, by applying glue, or pressure seal adhesive. After sealing the documents may be rotated (at 21) and delivered to a carrier web (at 22). Alternatively, an outer wrapper or envelope (at 24), variably imaged by another ion deposition print engine (at 27), may be provided around the multiple part documents after sealing.
Patent EP-0596626-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HARA MASAAKI C O INTELLECTUAL
IPC: G11B5/09
Filed: 1993-10-21
Abstract: A digital signal reproducing apparatus comprising a magnetic head (4) for reading a video signal from a magnetic tape (2), a rotary transformer (6), a reproduction amplifier (8), a reproduction equalizer (10), a phase-locked loop (12), a threshold discriminator (14), and an amplitude detector (16). The amplitude detector detects a dropout by threshold-discriminating the nonequalized reproduced signal, and the frequency characteristic of the equalizer is changed in response to detection of any dropout so as to compensate for the dropout. The threshold discriminator detects the reproduced digital signal from the equalized reproduced signal in accordance with a clock signal extracted by the phase-locked loop. The apparatus is capable of reproducing an errorless video signal by compensating for any dropout on the magnetic tape. There is also disclosed a digital signal reproducing method which detects the existence of any dropout when the amplitude of the read signal has become smaller than a predetermined value, and changes the characteristic of the equalizer to compensate for the dropout.
Patent EP-0602864-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GOLUNSKI STANISLAW EDMUND
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 1993-12-06
Abstract: A catalyst composed of metal oxide particles among which are uniformly incorporated, in order to reduce the operating temperature of the catalyst, palladium particles.
Patent EP-0599669-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OHWE TAKESHI C O FUJITSU LIMIT
IPC: G11B5/40
Filed: 1993-08-26
Abstract: A magnetic head supporting mechanism includes a head positioning actuator (223) having an arm (22), and a load beam (21) connected to the arm. The load beam has a gimbal (25). The gimbal includes a magnetic head slider fixing portion (30) on which a magnetic head slider (35) having a magnetic head is mounted, a first pair of beams (31, 32) extending from opposite sides of the magnetic head slider fixing portion along a traverse direction (38) of the load beam perpendicular to a longitudinal direction (37) thereof, and a second pair of beams (33, 34) respectively connected to the first pair of beams and extending so as to face the opposite sides of the magnetic head slider fixing portion.
Patent EP-0560739-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LUCCHI ROMANO
IPC: F17C1/00
Filed: 1993-03-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a tank (2) pairable with a compressor (1) of aeriform substances, which tank (2) is composed of two reciprocally connected shells (5, 6) with the interpositioning of a gasket (7) by means of screws (24) to determine the reciprocal connection of respective determined portions of the said shells (5, 6); at least one shell (6) is equipped with a plurality of threaded holes (12, 26, 29) for connecting the compressor (1) to the tank (2) and for connecting the tank (2) to a utiliser unit (4').
Patent EP-0614971-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORI SHIGEHARU C O AMANO PHARM
IPC: C12N9/10
Filed: 1994-02-09
Abstract: This invention relates to a γ-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase having novel properties, to a process for the production of the γ-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase which comprises culturing a strain belonging to the genus  Brevibacterium  capable of producing cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, thereby allowing the strain to produce the γ-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase in a culture medium, and subsequently collecting the enzyme, to a process for the production of cyclodextrin which comprises allowing the cyclodextrin glucanotransferase to react with substrate dissolved in a solution, thereby effecting formation of γ-cyclodextrin as a main product, and to a method for increasing γ-cyclodextrin yield without accompanying yield increase of total cyclodextrin, which comprises adding ethyl alcohol to a reaction solution in which γ-cyclodextrin and β-cyclodextrin are formed from starch by the action of γ-cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, thereby effecting repressed formation of β-cyclodextrin and enhanced formation of γ-cyclodextrin. Development of the process of this invention has rendered possible low cost production of γ-cyclodextrin and therefore expands practical use of γ-cyclodextrin to the field of food and the like.
Patent EP-0643447-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VIDACOVICH KENNETH J C O MINNE
IPC: H01R12/50
Filed: 1994-08-22
Abstract: The contacts of an electrical connector are joined by the biasing force of the contact elements and in practice are separated by a tool to interconnect therebetween an additional circuit member. A probe (11) which has a terminal end (17) to cause the wiping of the contact elements (28, 29) against each other at the interface during insertion or removal of the probe will improve contact and extend the life of the contact elements.
Patent EP-0658624-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOLTON ANTHONY E
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 1994-12-06
Abstract: A recombinant expression vector containing a DNA sequence encoding PP14 wherein the vector is capable of expressing PP14 in a transformed microorganism, and therapeutically active fragments of said PP14. Also disclosed is a transport mechanism whereby recombinant or isolated and purified natural PP14 binds with progesterone or other small molecules and delivers said molecules to target cells.
Patent EP-0649164-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAI KOUJI
IPC: H01J61/073
Filed: 1994-10-17
Abstract: A metal halide lamp comprises a sealed tube (10) containing mercury vapor and halide, and electrodes (20a,20b) extending to a center of the sealed tube, supported by sealed portions (20a,20b) at both ends of the sealed tube. A notch (28) extending in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the electrode is formed in each electrode. A transverse cross sectional area of a portion where the notch is formed is smaller than the transverse cross sectional area of another portions and functions as a heat dam portion for damming heat. Accordingly, temperature of a proximal portion from the heat dam portion to the support portion is lower than that of the same portion of the conventional electrode, and temperature of a distal end portion is higher than that of the same portion of the conventional electrode. Thus, formation of low-melting alloy due to reaction of the proximal portion of the electrode and the metal halide can be suppressed.
Patent EP-0652285-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO NAOYUKI
IPC: A61K35/74
Filed: 1994-11-03
Abstract: Lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus having the following specific properties: (1) an increased amount of acidity of lactic acid when storing a product cultured by the bacteria at 10°C for two weeks being 0.5% or less; (2) an activity of cell membrane bound adenosine triphosphatase being 5 µmol·Pi/min/mg protein or less; and (3) the bacteria having neomycin resistance.
Patent EP-0709113-A2 (EP)
Title: Pacemaker with improved reaction to stable first degree atrio-ventricular block
Inventor: VAN DER VEEN JOHANNES S
IPC: A61N1/368
Filed: 1995-10-23
Abstract: A dual chamber cardiac pacemaker system has logic for detecting high rate as well as normal atrial spontaneous signals, and for tracking atrial signals within a predetermined tracking rate range by delivering ventricular pace pulses at an AV interval following each atrial sense within said tracking range. The pacemaker also has detection circuitry for detecting a sequence of pacemaker cycles characterized by first degree AV block, wherein atrial sense signals occur too early to permit tracking, and ventricular spontaneous signals occur following an extended AV-delay such as is characterized by first degree block. The pacemaker restores tracking following detection of such a sequence by delivering ventricular pace pulses at an extended AV interval to override the spontaneous ventricle signals and gradually decreasing the AV-delay back to a normal value, thereby restoring tracking without pacing the ventricle at an excessive rate.
Patent EP-0718381-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARPENTER CLINT W
IPC: C09K23/00
Filed: 1995-12-09
Abstract: A compound that is useful as a dispersant for pigments in waterborne coating compositions, particularly in cathodic electrocoat compositions, is described. The compound comprises an acrylic backbone having a pigment-interactive substituent and a stabilizing substituent. The pigment-interactive substituent has at least one primary amino group. The stabilizing substituent comprises an alkoxy-terminated polyalkylene oxide structure. The dispersant is useful in preparing electrocoat coating compositions.
Patent EP-0720343-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAGANE HIROMICHI
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1995-12-27
Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, in order to integrate a recording device for obtaining a hard copy and an image reading device for reading a desired image, the image reading device is disposed above the recording device, and the apparatus has a housing for housing a first control circuit unit for the recording unit and a second control circuit unit for the image reading device, a storage unit for temporarily storing an image processed between the apparatus and the host computer side and an image to be output to the recording device, and a power supply unit, so as to minimize the area required for the apparatus. The apparatus takes a countermeasure against noise. The apparatus can be connected to the host computer via only one Bicentronics-standard interface cable, and can obtain hard copies of different sizes.
Patent EP-0720137-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA MASATO
IPC: G01S13/931
Filed: 1995-12-28
Abstract: Disclosed is a traffic information system high in the ability to collect information. An on-vehicle apparatus (3) is carried on a vehicle (2), to collect traffic information such as traffic jam information, accident information and weather information. The on-vehicle apparatus (3) comprises a car navigation system, where position information is sensed, and information relating to a traffic jam, an accident and weather are manually entered or are automatically sensed. The on-vehicle apparatus (3) further comprises a laser radar, where the number of vehicles, the speeds of vehicles, and the shapes of vehicles are sensed, and traffic jam information and accident information are created based thereon. Various information collected by the vehicle (2) are transmitted to a center (9) via a repeater (4). Information processed by the center (9) are transmitted to vehicles again.
Patent EP-0665318-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BERTOLDO FRANCO
IPC: D06C11/00
Filed: 1995-01-20
Abstract: An apparatus for the wet surface treatment of continuous textile materials, comprising an outer casing (11) provided with a entry region and an exit region, a wet treatment unit (12) containing treatment water and into which a continuous textile material (13) to be treated is passed, and at least one rotating fluffing roller (17, 17a) against which the continuous textile material (13) is made to slide, the at least one fluffing roller (17, 17a) being at least partly immersed in the treatment water contained in the wet treatment unit (12).
Patent EP-0668233-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DUBOIS THIERRY
IPC: B65H54/553
Filed: 1992-06-05
Abstract: The drum and assembly includes the drum itself (2), made of wood, metal or synthetic material. The drum includes an internal drum of diameter which may be varied, inserted between two end discs (4,5) of greater diameter. The drum is carried on a frame including a base and two side walls (8,9). The frame also supports a drive mechanism (15,17) for the shaft on which the drum is carried. This may include a hydraulic power unit and motor. Outside the drum there is an extended arm (43) supporting a measuring device (40) which controls the winding or unwinding of the cable on the drum according to the status of the cable.
Patent EP-0707325-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BYRD TIMOTHY J
IPC: H01H85/20
Filed: 1995-10-05
Abstract: A fuse holder assembly (100) has a pair of fuse clips (23) which provide electrical connection between a fuse (22) and a circuit in a printed circuit board (15). The fuse holder assembly (100) securely holds a fuse (22) adjacent to an edge of the printed circuit board and in spaced relation to the printed circuit board (15) for easy access to the fuse and for maximizing the area on the printed circuit board available for circuit components or edge connector contacts. Each fuse clip (23) has a mounting base (25) for mounting to the printed circuit board and for providing electrical connection with the circuit on the printed circuit board, and a retention clip (33) attached to the mounting base. A support (55,58) supports the retention clip and provides access (53,70) to the retention clip for installation and removal of a fuse within the retention clip. The support (55,58) limits the movement of the retention clip with respect to the printed circuit board, while allowing resilient deformation of the clip for receiving and releasing a fuse.
Patent EP-0710706-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ENDO ATSUSHI
IPC: C09D17/00
Filed: 1995-10-27
Abstract: A method for dispersing a pigment comprises 
dispersing 100 parts by weight of a pigment, from 0.1 to 30 
parts by weight of a pigment dispersing agent of formula 
(I) and from 5 to 300 parts by weight of a water-based 
resin in from 100 to 2000 parts by weight of an aqueous 
medium having a water-soluble organic solvent concentration 
of from 4 to 15% by weight, 
  
wherein P is an organic dyestuff residue or a heterocyclic 
ring residue; X is a direct bond or a divalent binding 
group consisting of a chemically rational combination of 1 
to 50 atoms selected from S, C, N, O and H, Y is a direct 
bond, -N(R 4 )-R 3  or -O-R 3 , in which R 3  is an optionally 
substituted alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or 
an optionally substituted pheneylene group and R 4  is H, an 
alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or -R 3 -N(R 1 )R 2  
wherein each of R 1  and R 2  is independently an optionally 
substituted alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or is a 
heterocyclic ring which may contain N, O or S; Z is a 
hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms 
or -Y-N(R 1 )R 2  wherein Y, R 1  and R 2  are as defined above; and 
n is an integer of 1 to 3.
Patent EP-0713217-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NISHIKATA MASANOBU
IPC: G11B7/00
Filed: 1995-11-15
Abstract: When an optical disk having a plurality of recording layers is loaded, in which layer-number data is recorded on the recording layer nearest to the signal reading plane and layer I.D. data is recorded on each recording layer, a pickup reads the data recorded on each recording layer. A focus error signal is produced by a quartered detector by using return light from the pickup. A focus search drive circuit generates a focus drive signal. When focalization on a desired recording layer is established during focus search by the focus search drive circuit, the focus search drive circuit is stopped.
Patent EP-0719814-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAKASHITA TAKESHI
IPC: C08G64/20
Filed: 1995-12-06
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing polycarbonate in which polycarbonate having outstanding color matching, retention stability during molding such as thermal stability and color-matching stability, transparency, and water resistance can be efficiently manufactured. 
     In the method for manufacturing polycarbonate of the present invention, (1) an addition compound of an aromatic dihydroxy compound and an aromatic monohydroxy compound is formed, (2) (a) an alkali metal compound and/or an alkaline earth metal compound is added as a catalyst to the addition compound and then dispersed or dissolved, (3) the aromatic monohydroxy compound is removed from said addition compound or mixture, (4) the aromatic dihydroxy compound obtained is subjected to a melt polycondensation reaction, and in the presence of the catalyst contained in said aromatic dihydroxy compound, the aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester are subjected to melt polycondensation.
Patent EP-0829098-A2 (EP)
Title: Boitier etanche de circuit integre pour micro-ondes dote d'un plan de masse fusionne avec le cadre de boitier
Inventor: MCKLEROY CHRISTOPHER C
IPC: H01L23/66
Filed: 1995-10-12
Abstract: Un boîtier étanche de circuit intégré pour micro-ondes (100) comporte une carte-mère (102) dotée d'un plan de masse (104) en alliage aluminium-silicium, une couche diélectrique composite (108) plastique/céramique, une couche supérieure cuivre-nickel-or (110) et un cadre constitué d'aluminium dur (122). L'alliage du plan de masse est sélectionné de façon à fusionner avec de l'aluminium contenant moins de 1 % de silicium pour créer un joint hermétique. Ce plan de masse est configuré de façon à dépasser les couches intérieures et supérieures et forme une collerette de soudage (106) qui entoure les périmètres des couches intérieures et supérieures. Des évidements (138, 140, 142, 144, 146 et 148) sont découpés dans le diélectrique pour exposer le plan de masse. Des composants actifs (112, 114) et des circuits intégrés pour micro-ondes sont disposés dans ces évidements et montés sur le plan de masse. La couche supérieure métallisée est gravée et modelée de façon à créer un circuit integré pour micro-ondes. La collerette de soudage est soudée par laser à la surface inférieure annulaire d'un cadre réalisé en aluminium contenant moins de 1 % de silicium, afin que la couche plastique intérieure, la couche métallisée supérieure et tous les composants actifs se trouvent dans ce cadre. Un couvercle (128) est réalisé en un alliage aluminium-silicium choisi pour fusionner avec de l'aluminium contenant moins de 1 % de silicium afin de former un joint hermétique. Ce couvercle est soudé par laser à la surface annulaire supérieure du cadre. Quand la bride et le couvercle sont fusionnés avec ce cadre, les composants actifs sont enfermés hermétiquement dans ce dernier.
Patent EP-0734150-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COUWENHOVEN DOUGLAS W
IPC: H04N1/405
Filed: 1996-03-20
Abstract: An error diffusion method suitable for producing an output image from an input image having a set of digitized continuous-tone pixels is disclosed. The method includes the steps of computing an image activity signal; computing a set of activity weights from the image activity signal; computing a filtered input value for a digitized continuous-tone input pixel responsive to the activity weights and computing a filtered output value responsive to the activity weights for each of the possible output levels. The method further includes selecting the output level in response to the filtered input value and the filtered output value for each of the possible output levels according to an error criterion; determining an error signal between the filtered input value and the filtered output value for the selected output level; and weighting the error signal and adjusting the filtered input values for nearby pixels which have not yet been processed.
Patent EP-0739802-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WUELFRATH JENS
IPC: B61L1/16
Filed: 1996-04-18
Abstract: The track occupation monitoring system uses a redundant processing system coupled to a number of axle counting points (ZP1,...ZP4) along the monitored track section, for counting the number of train axles entering and leaving the latter to supply a track occupation signal used for signalling and/or points switching applications. When one of the axle counting points (ZP2) fails, the adjacent intact axle counting points (ZP1,ZP4) are used as the entry and exit points of a virtual track section (VA) encompassing the track sections (A1,A2) on either side of the failed axle counting point. A change in the occupation condition of the virtual track section is indicated as a change in the occupation condition of the latter track sections.
Patent EP-0762682-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RUELBERG KLAUS DR-ING
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 1996-08-14
Abstract: The terminal includes a receiving unit (1), and, connected with it, a demultiplexer (2), a decoder (3), two D/A converters (4,5), a unit (6) for checking right of access of terminal to data flows and a control unit (7) with a microcomputer and memory (8). In addition the terminal has a telephone modem (9), a coding unit (10), two transmitting units (11,13), another coding unit (14), and the measuring and detecting units (15). The control unit releases these last units only when the checking unit (6) approves the authorisation of access to the data flow.
Patent EP-0773674-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DINWIDDIE AARON HAL
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1996-11-02
Abstract: A video signal processing system produces an output signal suitable for producing a closed caption display and is responsive to a "freeze" command from a user for modifying generation of the output signal such that the content of the closed caption region of the display does not change. The system provides for user selection of various freeze modes including one in which just the caption region of a display is frozen, another in which just the video region of the display is frozen, and another in which both the caption and video regions of the display are frozen.
Patent EP-0774829-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAHR PETER
IPC: H02P6/08
Filed: 1996-11-07
Abstract: The circuit contains components (11,12,13,M1,M2,M3,TP1) which convert the digital control signals (U1,V1,W1) from the controller (CON) into sinusoidal signals for controlling the motor windings (S1,S2,S3). A controller input signal (ST) controls the amplitudes of the control signals. The circuit can include a sensor (GE) fitted on the motor which provides a control signal (FG) which responds to the rotor behaviour. The circuit for converting the digital signal can contain an integrator (11) which converts a controller digital signal (U1) into a triangular signal (U2) and a low pass filter (TP1) which converts that signal into a sinusoidal signal (U4) whilst the amplitude of the triangular signal can be controlled.